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1301064

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure the adequacy of telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	913089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Scottish economy continues to gain hugely from the UK Government’s ambitious investments in data connectivity.</p><p>I want to see every area of Scotland, including the constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, be able to take full advantage of the digital technology available.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 10/03/2021 15:14:34 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1301065

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Arts: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effect on creative workers in Scotland of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	913097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>This Government understands that the cultural and creative sectors rely on the ability to move people across borders quickly, simply, and with minimal cost and administration.</p><p> </p><p>We are now working urgently across Government and in collaboration with the music and wider creative industries, including through a new working group which includes the devolved administrations, to help address these issues.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 10/03/2021 15:17:45 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1301066

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to support the Scottish hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	913101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>We are continuing to support the Scottish hospitality sector through a combination of UK Government initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the now extended VAT reduction for the sector and support for businesses, such as business loans, which includes the new Recovery Loan Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the extended furlough scheme and grants for the self-employed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 10/03/2021 15:19:20 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1301067

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Broadcasting: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on ensuring that public sector broadcasters uphold obligations on impartiality during election periods in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	913105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Scotland has raised concerns previously about BBC Scotland broadcasting the First Minister's daily press briefing, which so frequently is about SNP politics rather than public health information. In the run-up to the Holyrood elections, BBC Scotland must look carefully at its legal requirement for impartiality.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 10/03/2021 15:22:05 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1301068

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on preparations for COP26 in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	913107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>The Scotland Office has regular discussions with other UK Government Departments and the Scottish Government regarding COP26 and I am confident that preparations are in good shape.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 10/03/2021 13:13:39 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1301069

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Scottish exporters on the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on their ability to trade.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	913109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>This year my Ministerial colleagues and I have had an unprecedented number of meetings with Scottish exporters and their sectoral representative organisations.</p><p> </p><p>On issues like supporting seafood, this Government has held extensive consultations with the industry.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working tirelessly to resolve issues around the new arrangements for getting our world class seafood to customers in Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 10/03/2021 15:12:07 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1301198

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the evidence base for wearing facemasks during the covid-19 outbreak is kept up to date.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	166355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and Public Health England (PHE) regularly monitor and review the international evidence on the effectiveness of face coverings. PHE has also undertaken rapid reviews of the evidence related to the effectiveness of face coverings in the community for reducing the transmission of COVID-19 with the latest update in January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 16/03/2021 16:00:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1301199

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the level of digital exclusion experienced by disabled people accessing (a) universal credit, (b) personal independence payments, (c) attendance allowance, (d) disability living allowance for children and (e) new employment support allowance.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	166490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>DWP is continually reviewing and improving services and many of these are now ‘digital-first’, ensuring we make best use of technology to deliver a modern and effective welfare system which enables citizens to access services quickly and flexibly. This allows our colleagues to concentrate on those people who require additional support.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Department offers support for claimants to use our digital services, we recognise that there are occasions where people are unable to access services online, for a range of reasons. As a result, we ensure that they can do so through alternative channels, such as by telephone or face-to-face in offices as well as providing documents in accessible format when requested. Throughout the pandemic, Jobcentre Plus offices have also remained open to support the most vulnerable claimants.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/03/2021 13:30:57 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1301200

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the prevalence of digital exclusion among disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	166491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>There are several sources that the government uses to understand the prevalence of digital exclusion among disabled people. Ofcom survey data from 2020 suggests that 23% of those with any limitations/impairments don’t use the internet or have home internet access. The ONS publication ‘Exploring the UK’s Digital Divide’ 2019 states that in 2017, 56% of adult internet non-users were disabled. The 2020 Lloyds Consumer Digital Index tells us that people with an impairment are 25% less likely to have the skills to access devices and get online by themselves.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/03/2021 12:56:14 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1301201

registered interest
date	10/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with homebuilders on providing accessible and adaptable housing.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	166427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government launched a consultation on raising accessible housing standards on 8 September. My Department wrote to a wide range of housebuilders, inviting them to respond with their views and evidence and my officials presented details of that consultation at the Home Builders Federation annual conference on 16 September.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/03/2021 16:47:28 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon